1) What measures are in place to prevent officers abusing their position by committing police resources to harass/stitch-up etc., members of the public who have got on the wrong side of officers serving with Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, for example, by exposing corruption/misconduct?

2) What position of seniority would an officer serving with Devon and Cornwall Constabulary need to hold for it to be feasible for him/her to be successful in carrying out this kind of abuse?

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1) What measures are in place to prevent officers abusing their position
by committing police resources to harass/stitch-up etc., members of the
public who have got on the wrong side of officers serving with Devon and
Cornwall Constabulary, for example, by exposing corruption/misconduct?

2) What position of seniority would an officer serving with Devon and
Cornwall Constabulary need to hold for it to be feasible for him/her to be
successful in carrying out this kind of abuse?

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